May 30 'The Fifth Season' is June's pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club By Elizabeth Flock In N.K. Jemisin's Hugo Award-winning fantasy novel "The Fifth Season," the world is menaced by environmental catastrophe, and its inhabitants struggle to survive. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 6:44 In Miami, how art intersects with technology and climate change By Alicia Menendez, Lorna Baldwin In Miami’s famed mural district, Wynwood, a combination of art and technology is raising awareness about the threats of climate change. South Floridians are no strangers to stronger storms, so-called sunny day flooding and rising seas. These augmented reality murals… Continue watching
May 29 Alex Trebek shares 'mind-boggling' pancreatic cancer update By Associated Press "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek says his doctors say he's in "near remission" of advanced pancreatic cancer and his response to the treatment is "kind of mind-boggling."… Continue reading
May 29 Louvre reopens after one-day closure due to overcrowding By Associated Press The Louvre museum in Paris reopened to the public Wednesday after being shut down for a day when workers complaining about overcrowding walked out. Continue reading
May 28 Watch 7:50 Remembering Pulitzer-winning journalist and author Tony Horwitz Pulitzer-winning journalist and author Tony Horwitz has died of apparent cardiac arrest. Best known for the book “Confederates in the Attic,” a look at modern-day southern attitudes about the Civil War and its reenactors, Horwitz also covered global conflicts for… Continue watching
May 28 Netflix will 'rethink' Georgia shoots if abortion law takes effect By Associated Press Since Georgia's governor signed into law a ban on virtually all abortions, many in the film and television industries have said they would refuse to take their productions to Georgia. Continue reading
May 28 Tony Horwitz, author of 'Confederates in the Attic,' dies at 60 By Associated Press Tony Horwitz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the best-selling author, died Monday of apparent cardiac arrest in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
May 28 Lonnie Bunch to become the first African American to lead the Smithsonian Institution By Gretchen Frazee and Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Bunch, who was the first director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, will become the Smithsonian Institution's 14th secretary. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 8:23 For Arlington's Old Guard, the mission is to honor, and the standard is perfection Arlington National Cemetery is well known as the final resting place for fallen U.S. soldiers. Less famous is the elite unit that performs the funerals for these military heroes: The Old Guard, the Army’s oldest active duty regiment. Sen. Tom… Continue watching
May 27 Watch 4:22 How Dartmouth College's Hood Museum is telling a new 'story of art' By Jared Bowen, WGBH Over the past three years, the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College has undergone a major renovation -- and not just to the building itself. Director John Stomberg and Deputy Director Juliette Bianco reimagined everything about the museum, including… Continue watching